We, the Editors and Publisher of the Cell Cycle journal, have retracted the following article:
Tian Xia, Zhiyong Zhang, Xin Zhang and Quanfu Li. Hsa-miR-186-3p suppresses colon cancer progression by inhibiting KRT18/MAPK signaling pathway. Cell Cycle. 2022;21(7):741-753. doi: 10.1080/15384101.2021.2023305
Since publication, significant concerns have been raised about the integrity of the data and reported results in the article. When approached for an explanation, the authors did not provide their original data or any necessary supporting information. As verifying the validity of published work is core to the integrity of the scholarly record, we are therefore retracting the article. The corresponding author listed in this publication has been informed.
We have been informed in our decision-making by our editorial policies and the COPE guidelines.
The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.